38 research outputs found
Historical, comparative and statistical perspectives of school effectiveness research: Rethinking educational evaluation in Greece
Offers new insight in the case of educational evaluation in Greece by presenting the history and the current state of school effectiveness research (SER). From an historical perspective, presents the beginnings and the two generations of SER. A number of essential studies are reviewed. From a comparative perspective, examines the current advances of SER in many other parts of the world. Using these approaches, a number of theoretical and statistical issues are clarified. Examines the policy implications of SER in France, England and Greece. Expresses a number of thoughts for the future of SER and its contribution to the issue of educational evaluation. © MCB University Press
Mid-21st century climate and weather extremes in Cyprus as projected by six regional climate models
Spatial and temporal variations in evapotranspiration and net water requirements of typical Mediterranean crops on the island of Cyprus
Succession planning and leadership development for school principals: comparing English and South African approaches
Personality and resilience characteristics of Greek primary school principals
The research reported here investigated the personality traits and resilience that a sample of Greek school principals displayed. It probed also for differences associated with sex, age and years of service in the current leadership position, as well as relationships between personality characteristics and resilience strengths. To investigate these matters we used the The Big Five Inventory and the Leader Resilience Profile. The survey involved almost all school principals in the Magnesia regional government unit in central Greece. Only some of the findings echoed information found in the extant literature; indeed, our results suggest that understandings about school principals that have been developed elsewhere should not be generalized to Greece without considerable caution